Phoenix Wings

Phoenix Wings is a Chinese takeaway tucked into a small Melrose Road parade on the eastern residential side of Gainsborough, away from the Trinity Street and Spital Terrace Chinese cluster and close to the housing that runs north towards the Lea Road junction. The shop trades through its own ordering site, Foodhub and Bigfoodie, with collection and local delivery across the residential streets that ring the east side of the town. Reviewers on Tripadvisor and Yelp consistently describe the operation as a "beloved local gem" — the dishes are picked out as non-greasy by Chinese-takeaway standards, the portion sizes generous, and the food consistently piping hot on collection. The menu runs to the usual British-Cantonese range with a broader chicken-wings section than is typical of the format — salt-and-pepper, sweet-and-sour, BBQ — plus the standard sweet-and-sour, curry, chow-mein and set-meal boxes. A useful east-Gainsborough alternative to the busier town-centre options. Halal kitchen; closed Tuesday.